Improvement in machines for making splints



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A. F. schw. Mach-inea for Making Splints. No. 11511248.

Patented May 26,118.74.

ANTON F. SCOV, OF ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHlNES FOB MAKNG SPLINTS.

Specification forming part of Leiters Patent No. E l, dated May 26,1874; application led December 31, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTON. F. SOOW, of St.Joseph, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Splints; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in splintcutting machinery.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my invention 5Fig. 2, a cross-section of the same; Fig. 3, a plan view of the same;Fig. 4, a detailed view, showing my adjustable cutterplate- Myimprovement consists in the various devices and combinations ashereinafter specified and claimed, wherein- A is a bed, frame, or table,of suitable construction, provided with the slots or openings Btraversing its entire length, over which travels the cutter-block C,driven by the chain C, said chain being operated in a similar manner,

4as shown in a former patent to me granted May 23, 1871, No. 115,110.The cutter-block C is 'provided with a groove, c, and the head c1, towhich is attached the stationary link c2, being one of the chain oflinks operating the cutter-block O. In the groove c engage the guides D,which serve to give a steadyT and direct motion to the cutter-block G,and prevent the same from undue lateral motion, which is also animprovement on my patent above referred to. Upon on-e or more of thelinks c3 is attached the dog E, the office of which is in its passage toimpinge against the teeth of the starwheel F, whose motion iscommunicated through the shaft F1 to the pulley FZ, operating anysuitable feeding device. The wheel F an d its shaft F1 are soconstructed that said wheel may be thrown into or out of gear with thedog E, as it may desired to operate the feed-gear or not.

Heretofore, in machinery of this description, the table A has not beenprovided with the openings B B, thereby necessitating more or lessinconvenience in removing the product of the machine. I have obviatedthis difficulty by the provision of said openings B B, through which thesplints as they are cut fall. G is an adjustable plate, placed upon thecutterblock in front of the knife G. This plate is made adjustable bythe screws g, or their equivalent, by which the plate G may be laterallyadjusted at any desired position in relation to the knife G. Vhensuitably adjusted itis held in position by the set-screw H. The knife Grests in the seat I made in the cutter-block C. This seat is made to agreater or less dcgree wider than the knife G so that said knife, as itsedge wears away, may be brought up in close juxtaposition to theadjustable plate G. The knife G is securely held in position by theclamping-plates i.

Heretofore, the knife has been held in position by screws or rivetspassing through either endinto the cutter-block C, and when the edge ofsaid knife had worn there was an undesirable space between said edge andthe plate G. By my device this difficulty is overcome, and the knife Gmay always be kept in proper relation to the adjustable plate G.

In addition to the general working of the machine, which in principle isidentical with that as shown in my former patent of May 23, 1871, beforealluded to, the dog E (one or more dogs may be used) is attached to oneof the links, and, passing over the wheel F, operates the feedingdevice. Any desired thickness of splint may be out by properly adjustingthe plate G, and the splints thus cut, as fast as manufactured, fallthrough the openings B B, and are easily removed from under the table.

The reason why it is desirable that the plate G and knife-edge should bein close juntaposition is, that when separated from each other thesplint will kink by the pressure of the knife, and the splints thusproduced are faulty. By my provision, which I am not aware exists inanymachinery of this character, this diffi culty is overcome.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a splint-cutting machine, theopenings B B, made to traverse the length of the frame A, and to passdown through said frame A, and so placed on either side of, and inrelation to, the standard D ofthe cutter-block G that the cut splintwill be dropped and discharged at any point and upon either side of theeutter-standard D, substantially as shown and described.

2. rihe combination of the link 03, the flog E, and the feed-Wheel F,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a splint-cuttingmachine, the eo1nbination of the guides l) and thegrooves e of the cutter-bleek C, said cutter-block bein g attached toand forming a part of one link of an endless chain, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

4. In a splint-mitting,` machine, the cutterbloek C, provided with theseat I, of a Width greater than its contained blade G', whereby ANTON F.SCOW.

vitnesses WELLs W. Lues-ETT, LEVERETT L. Lneen'r'r.

